orezok
Elite Member
When I built my house I was at the end of the pressure zone and due to undersize mains in my area the water company boosted the pressure to 150 PSI.I felt that that was too much pressure for the 2” 700’ long PVC lateral to the house so I added a pressure regulator at the meter set at 80 PSI.
80 PSI is too high for the house so I have a second regulator at the house reduced to 60 PSI. No issues for almost 20 years.
The district has since replaced the undersized mains and reduced pressure to 120 PSI.
But for fire protection I added a loop with a second valve that allow me to bypassed the meter regulator providing full pressure for my 500’ of 1 1/2” fire hose.
I have 3 different 1 1/2” connections that allow me to set up 3 different coverages simultaneously.
80 PSI is too high for the house so I have a second regulator at the house reduced to 60 PSI. No issues for almost 20 years.
The district has since replaced the undersized mains and reduced pressure to 120 PSI.
But for fire protection I added a loop with a second valve that allow me to bypassed the meter regulator providing full pressure for my 500’ of 1 1/2” fire hose.
I have 3 different 1 1/2” connections that allow me to set up 3 different coverages simultaneously.